I just finished a thought experiment—perhaps the first of many of its ilk—trying to analyze the efficacy of the advice gained through LinkedIn groups. I looked at one thread in one of my LinkedIn groups—Digital Book World—concerning how one goes about selecting an ebook production platform. I copied it all, cleaned it up, edited it, and looked at what the aggregation of advice really provided. The full treatment is here.
Now, just a couple of dozen groups, and several thousand threads to go…